📍 1071 Trojan Road, Monetta, Aiken County, 29105
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Monetta, Aiken County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aiken 01 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High enrolls 469 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 34% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 469 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 26, state house district 86.
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is one of 40 schools in Aiken 01, based in Aiken, South Carolina. The district serves 22,916 students district-wide and employs 1,569 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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